4 Dead, 104 New Coronavirus Cases In Bucks Co. Tuesday

UPDATE: 1 Death, 116 New Coronavirus Cases In Bucks Co. Wednesday

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — On Pennsylvania's deadliest day yet of the coranavirus outbreak, four people in Bucks County died with the virus on Tuesday, according to officials.

The deaths came on a day when 104 new cases were reported in Bucks. Only five of those cases were attributed to community spread, with most coming among healthcare workers or employees and residents of long-term care facilities.

In Bucks County, the people whose deaths were reported Tuesday were three men, ages 101, 78 and 64, and one woman, age 76.

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All four had underlying health issues, said Dr. David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department.

In all, 24 people have died from the new coronavirus in Bucks County — the state's third-highest number of fatalities.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced 78 new deaths among people with COVID-19 on Tuesday, the largest one-day increase since the crisis began. A total of 240 Pennsylvanians had died as of Tuesday morning.

Damsker stressed Tuesday that Bucks County’s total of 816 confirmed COVID-19 cases is almost certainly dwarfed by the real number of infections in the community.

"This is a vast underrepresentation of the cases in the community," Damsker said, "and I believe that to also be the case throughout Pennsylvania."

In Bucks County, 51 coronavirus patients were hospitalized as of Tuesday, with 11 of them in critical condition and on ventilators. At least 134 county residents are now confirmed to have recovered from COVID-19 and have been released from isolation.
Residents of 49 of Bucks County’s 54 municipalities have tested positive for the virus, with Bridgeton Township added on Tuesday.

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